Press
Release

For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 26, 2007

Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

Michael
A. Morehart Named Special Agent In Charge, Washington
Field Office, Administrative Division

Washington,
D.C. – FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III has appointed
Michael F. A. Morehart , a 20 year FBI veteran, to be
Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Washington
D.C. Field Office, Administrative Division. In this position,
Mr. Morehart will support t he mission to aggressively
provide human, technical, and capital asset resources
to all entities supporting the priorities of the FBI
as set by the Director. His duties will include direct
oversight of budget, personnel, hiring, facilities management,
and protective detail for the FBI Director and Attorney
General.

Mr.
Morehart entered on duty with the FBI as a Special Agent
on October 6, 1986. After completing New Agents' Training
he was assigned to the Columbia Division, and in February
1992 he was transferred to the Houston Division. In September
1995, he was promoted to the position of Supervisor in
the Audit Unit, Audit, Evaluation and Analysis Section,
Inspection Division, FBI Headquarters. In February 1998,
he was transferred to the Memphis Division where he served
as the supervisor of a white collar crime squad.

In
February 2001, Mr. Morehart was promoted to the position
of Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso Division.
During the course of assignment in El Paso, Mr. Morehart
was responsible forCounterterrorism/Counterintelligence
Investigative Programs, as well as the Violent Crimes,
Public Corruption, Civil Rights, and White Collar Crimes.
In March 2004, Mr. Morehart was promoted to his most
recent position of Section Chief of the Terrorist Financing
Operations Section, Counterterrorism Division, FBI.

Mr.
Morehart was born on April 3, 1960, in Wurzburg, West
Germany. He grew up in Petersburg, Virginia, where he
received his early education. In 1980, he earned an Associate
Degree in Business Administration, Cum Laude, from John
Tyler Community College. In 1983, he earned a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Business Administration from Virginia
Commonwealth University. In 1986, he became a Certified
Public Accountant. He served as a Senior Auditor for
the Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts
during the period May 1984 through October 1986.